Evolving Legal Profession (Jul 24, 2024)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"AI Isn't Meeting Legal's Expectations, New Research Finds," Corporate Counsel
"The Problem With Partner Autonomy: When Strength Becomes Weakness," The Legal Intelligencer
"Am Law 100 Firms Struggle to Meet Plans for Office Efficiency," The American Lawyer
"Federal Judges Walk Ethics Tightrope With Clerk Boycotts," Law360
"Rainmakers Are Not the Answer to Transformational Growth: Here's Why," Law.com International
"Ex-Reed Smith Partner Gets Candid About the Back End of Legal Careers," The American Lawyer
"5 Ways AI Strengthens Client Relationships and Revenue Generation," Law.com
"Small And Midsize Firms Plan To Invest In AI, Meritas Reports," Law360
"American Bar Association survey highlights growing integration of AI in legal education," Canadian Lawyer
"New AI guidelines are only a starting point for Canadian legal professionals," Canadian Lawyer
"The Political Dilemmas Facing Law Firm Leaders," Law.com International
"The Law Firm Disrupted: More Choices for Lawyers Sick of the Office," Law.com
"Another US law firm touts fully remote option, bucking post-pandemic trend," Reuters
"3 Things That Have Surprised Firm Leaders So Far In 2024," Law360
"Law Clerk vs. AI? Courthouse Test Highlights Judicial Curiosity," Bloomberg Law
"Covington Creates AI Director Role Focused on 'Demystifying' Tech for Lawyers," Legaltech News
"AI Accuracy in Legal Research Remains in 'Check Your Work' Phase," Bloomberg Law
"Law Students 'Level The Playing Field' By Creating AI Tools," Law360
"AI Gold Rush: Are We Repeating the Dot-Com Bubble?" Legaltech News
"As Law Firm Tech Options Grow, Keep It People-Focused, Accessible, Urge Tech Experts,"The American Lawyer
"'This Is Not Science Fiction': Inside Legal Departments That Parlayed AI Experimentation Into Real ROI," Corporate Counsel
"Big-Picture Scenarios Guide Law Associates' Critical Thinking," Bloomberg Law
"Lawyers Can Make Big Career Jumps by Tapping Creativity, Resolve," Bloomberg Law
"Small Firms Put Unique Spin On Summer Associate Programs," Law360
"Marketing vs. Business Development: What's the Difference and Why Do You Need Both?"The Legal Intelligencer
"More Lawyers Are Giving Up Big Law Pay to Move to Midsize Firms. What's Driving Their Departures?" Law.com
"Law Firms Embrace Illinois District's Trial Bar Pro Bono Duties," Bloomberg Law
"How To Decide If BigLaw's Partner Track Is Right For You," Law360
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Shauna C. Bryceis a Harvard Law School-educated lawyer who was on the hiring committee of an Am Law 200 law firm. She’s an author of several books, a contributor on legal careers to Forbes, Bloomberg Law, the American Bar Association, Lexis/Nexis, and many more, as well as an affiliate member of NALP and a president emeritus of The National Résumé Writers’ Association.
As one of the country’s best known résumé writers and career coaches, Shauna’s also worked with some of the nation’s top attorneys, who’ve worked places like Google, Dreamworks, Major League Baseball, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the White House. She’s also helped those just starting their legal careers, including law students getting their résumés ready for on-campus interviews (OCIs), summer associate positions, law clerk positions, externships, internships, judicial clerkships, and first-year associate roles. She’s even coached Tier 4 law students to compete with students at Top 5 schools to land high paying jobs in Am Law 100 law firms.
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